title: Survey of dimethyl fumarate in desiccant products during 2009 in Italy.
abstract: Dimethyl fumarate (DMFu) is a substance with remarkable hygroscopicity and fungicidal power, which has recently showed to be a strong sensitizer to humans. The use of DMFu in little desiccant pouches, for e.g. in handbags or footwear boxes, might result in the contamination of leather products, with the subsequent exposure to consumers by contact. In 2009, 153 samples of desiccant material were collected from leather manufactures all over Italy and analyzed for DMFu. Results proved to fall in a wide range (0.14-7145 mg/kg).
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental and Primary Prevention, Pesticide Section, National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità), Viale Regina Elena 299, Rome, Italy. patrizia.stefanelli@iss.it
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stefanelli
authors.forename: Silvana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Girolimetti
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santilio
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dommarco
mesh_terms: D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D000069462:Dimethyl Fumarate; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005650:Fumarates / Q000032:analysis*; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial / Q000032:analysis*; D058427:Hygroscopic Agents / Q000032:analysis*; D007558:Italy
chemical_list: D005650:Fumarates; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial; D058427:Hygroscopic Agents; D000069462:Dimethyl Fumarate